What color is #D29EA9?

#D29EA9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D29EA9?

The RGB value is 210, 158, 169: 210 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D29EA9?

The complementary color is #9ED2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D29EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D29EA9 color

#D29EA9 rgb(210, 158, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #D29EA9 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 62% green and 66.3% blue (210, 158, 169).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 37% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#D29EA9 color codes

HEX	`#D29EA9`
RGB	`rgb(210, 158, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 62%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 37%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 25%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.19, 20.96, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.19, 21.04, 5.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.967, 41.022, 43.025)`
Decimal	`13803177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D29EA9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D29EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D29EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D29EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d29ea9; }
.text { color: #d29ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d29ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 158 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d29ea9, #d2ad9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #D29EA9?: #D29EA9 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D29EA9?: The RGB value is 210, 158, 169: 210 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D29EA9?: The complementary color is #9ED2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D29EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.